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Thank you Luis, muchas gracias! That's one of many, MANY reasons I absolutely love to read more about the Aztecas, astonishing culture. And learning more and more the Spanish spoken in Mexico. Cheers from London, England

This is also my frustration with people who espouse unassisted births for everyone and complain about the medicalisation of delivery because "women have been doing it for thousands of years". Yeah, they also really frequently died. And still do in situations where obstetric care isn't available to them. I do believe we can find a balance, and in the positive role that a comfortable and calm birthing environment has been shown to play in obstetric outcomes. But we also should never take the safety of delivering a child for granted and dismiss the role that good obstetric care plays in keeping mother and baby safe

We are 122nd, putting us near the bottom, but still high (higher than the West Bank and Gaza for example which are 125 and 126. Scale is 1 is worst, 186 is best). However there are many factors. The three main reasons being 1) A shortage a Maternity Care Professionals compared to other countries (though overstaffed in other medical areas, showing the need for more OBGYN and other professionals). 2) Obesity in pregnant women leads to higher MMR, and US has a high obesity rate. 3) As 52% of MMR deaths in the US are postpartum, the lack of proper postpartum services in many areas, and with the high rates of blood clots and infections in the weeks right after, is a major factor. On top of lack of mental health care as PPD deaths are included in this. With better Postpartum care, we would be same as UK and better than Canada.

So, out of curiosity, what is the toughest job in the world?

Both fit together handsomely: the general belief was that the universe is hostile. Much difficult and dangerous and hard work has to be done to keep things running. Those sacrifices were captured enemy warriors, to obtain them Aztecs had to go to war and risk their lives first. By the same logic, women risk their lives to do battle with spirits of underworld to get new souls into new bodies.

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It worked though, didn’t it?

Yes. Yes they did.

Well... that's how they treated girls. The boys had different traditions that would not be approved by most current morality.

No, only with young girls. Boys on the other hand, when reaching puberty they were considered available for sexual relations with older men, according to Plutarch.

corporeal.....meaning bodily. Not corporal....a military rank

If the soldier came back without it, it meant that he was a coward and fled. He could not outrun the enemy with such a heavy shield. In order to flee, he had to drop it. So the phrase means "come back as a honorable soldier or come back having served an honorable life."

To be honest The vast overwhelming majority of US ppl I have talked to about this topic do feel this way... On multiple political sides too... BUT somehow the politics and rules are decided by extremists... 2 Party systems seem to have a tendency to get those Fs in power... Needs to be corrected. The kinda guys i talk to online who are into spartan / warrior lore and competitive games who give off this super macho vibe... All think spartan culture is cool including the women being able to vote and having as much power as men did... Very very few mostly religous and culty nutjobs want control over other ppl's bodies... ACROSS the political spectrum mind you... It is like something in common with extremists... The need to control others.

Puts BP's journalists to shame. "Whose fingernails should we write about today"?

Ten Days in a Mad-House (1887) was followed by Mary Jane Ward's fictionalized personal experience in the novel The Snake Pit (1946). Nearly 60 years elapsed, yet no real improvements for the poor, vulnerable people who were committed to asylums. Husbands could commit their wives to asylums, and women were lobotomized due to gender norms and overcrowding.

I've heard of her before! She was truly amazing!

Nelly Bly was bad to the bone.

You mean these people weren't celebrities and influencers?

He was a hero, but never spoke about the war.

"I love Marcel Marceau. I have all his albums." -- Steven Wright

His story of bravery should be made into a movie!

I had the privilege of meeting him. A very kind man.

I heard his daughter speaking about him (only caught part of the interview) and his art meant a lot to him. It had profound meanings to him and if the above story is true then I can see why.

A very famous mime, in fact, and not because of this story.

Yes. "Silent Movie". And, of course, spoke the only word in the film.

That happens with a "I don't need no science or education, I have my bible" mindset... 54% of Americans read at or below a 6th-grade reading level (https://drlennecefer.substack.com/p/1-in-5-americans-are-functionally).

That's a misleading statistic. It's 79% literacy in English. But English isn't the official language.

Are the 21% ALL Trumpanzees?

That number is misleading, as if we go by UN Standards the US is 99%. The 79% is from a single definition of a US Organization.

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And over half read at a 6th grade level. The average is 7th-8th.

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Seeing what I’ve seen, I find this percentage unbelievable. It is reported as such.

34% of adults lacking literacy proficiency in the US were born outside the US. So we are failing on several fronts.

I'm honestly shocked it's that high, though I wish I wasn't.

....and dropping.